PETA Complaint Forces SEGA to Pull Samba De Amigo Ad

[fitbabits]

Edge Online (aka Next Generation) is reporting that SEGA has pulled a 'controversial' ad for the Wii title Samba De Amigo after protests from animal rights group PETA.

As revealed on PETA's very own blog (http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/11/chimp_chimp_hoo.php?c=psegagbp08&source=psegagbp08), SEGA was contacted after the ad surfaced. The nature of the complaint was that a live 'chimp actor' is used in the ad and, according to PETA, these animals are often mistreated in order to get them to perform.

PETA blogger Amy Elizabeth had this to say, "Faster than you can mangle a Metallica song on Guitar Hero, Sega pulled the video from its site and promised to keep all great apes out of its ads!"

PETA called SEGA's decision "compassionate."

Here's the ad in question - make your own mind up.

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Source - Edge Online (http://www.edge-online.com/news/peta-prompts-samba-ad-demise)

[Froghourt]

Oh PETA, you bunch of whiny terrorist supporting cunts, what will you think of next?

[violent]

That monkey is currently having more fun than I.

[LongStepMantis]

Yeah, that's horrible, cruel treatment of a....what the fuck are they smoking?!

So it's cruelty to feature an animal in a TV ad where said animal is playing games and generally seems to be having a good time. The horror.

I've got a new slogan idea for PETA

"PETA: We're a bunch of fucking morons."

I officially accuse PETA of being cruel to the rest of humanity by making us put up with them. So can they do me a solid and set themselves free in the woods?

[Johan]

To be fair, the ad doesn't tell you the monkey was subsequently shipped off to a country where they ate its brains. Raw.

:D

[violent]

To be fair, the ad doesn't tell you the monkey was subsequently shipped off to a country where they ate its brains. Raw.

:D

Raw? Savages.

[GunnyMo]

To be fair, the ad doesn't tell you the monkey was subsequently shipped off to a country where they ate its brains. Raw.

:D

Or was euthanized by PETA itself in one of their many enormous dead animal freezers. Gotta love those nasty secrets PETA tries to keep a lid on.

[shunoshi]

That monkey is currently having more fun than I.

This is exactly what I thought when I watched this clip.

[J'onn J'onnz]

What the fuck, I mean its a shitty commercial, but wahat exactly did they do to that chimp besides hand him some morrachas and let him go crazy?

[LongStepMantis]

Or was euthanized by PETA itself in one of their many enormous dead animal freezers. Gotta love those nasty secrets PETA tries to keep a lid on.

I've heard things like that before, which leads me to ask...why the hell would they do that?

If they are so damn hardcore about saving animals...why the shit would they then turn around and kill them? It makes no damn sense.

I want to see a headline news story about some assholes from PETA getting killed and eaten by a wild animal they're "saving". I would laugh. A lot.

[Ancalagon]

So.... chimp actors are bad? Discrimination I say!

Seriously, if the chimp is treated cruelly, then yeah, lock the fuckers up. If the chimp is not treated cruelly, then shut the fuck up. By their logic no ads should ever involve dogs for the same reason.

And Sonic the Hedghog should be banned since I can make a cute little hedghog hit spikes at 100MPH.

[GunnyMo]

We all know it's much safer and happier for that chimp in the wild. There he can roam free, romp around, get killed by poachers along with his family and go extinct. That's a much happier way to live. :D

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[violent]

That monkey is also working more than I am. Where the fuck is PETA to my rescue?

[DoctorFinger]

Don't they know how tasty and low in fat monkey is?

[pseudopseudo]

I've heard things like that before, which leads me to ask...why the hell would they do that?

If they are so damn hardcore about saving animals...why the shit would they then turn around and kill them? It makes no damn sense.

Well, it's P&T (so take it with a grain of salt) - but this was a pretty interesting look at PETA:

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PART 3:
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[JayVe]

Hopefully, I can get that chimp's acting job.

This commercial is what got my daughter to ask me to rent Samba de Amigo for Wii. Specifically, it was the monkey. When she told me about the commercial, I thought for sure it would be a CGI version of the monkey on the box.

[LongStepMantis]

We all know it's much safer and happier for that chimp in the wild. There he can roam free, romp around, get killed by poachers along with his family and go extinct. That's a much happier way to live. :D

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[JayVe]

We all know it's much safer and happier for that chimp in the wild. There he can roam free, romp around, get killed by poachers along with his family and go extinct. That's a much happier way to live. :D

Poachers are also a problem. Lets tackle one at a time. :cool:

Every animal in the wild dies. Every animal in captivity dies. If an animal dies due to the cruelty of human beings, we have the power to stop it. If an animal dies trying to survive in the wild, there's nothing we can do about it. Are both cruel? Well, they do say that mother Nature is a harsh mistress, but she's not likely to be cruel.

[J'onn J'onnz]

Don't they know how tasty and low in fat monkey is?
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"Monkey is like natures human Dee!"

[Sandman]

What does Metallica in Guitar Hero have to do with this?

[5y1v4r]

Seriously, PETA has gone way off the edge of any credibility they could ever claim to have had. Nobody takes them seriously anymore, and quite frankly, their ridiculous antics hurt their cause far more than they could ever help it. Did anyone here read that letter they sent out to Ben & Jerry's a couple of weeks back saying that they should replace all cow milk in ice cream with human breast milk? So very mindnumbingly stupid.

[Wilkz07]

then they should pull all the nissan ads that feature deer and other wildlife too. stupid peta. i'm having a steak for dinner while wearing a fur coat.

[TheFlyingOrc]

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That was one of my favorite threads back on EvAv.

[Froghourt]

Poachers are also a problem. Lets tackle one at a time. :cool:

Every animal in the wild dies. Every animal in captivity dies. If an animal dies due to the cruelty of human beings, we have the power to stop it. If an animal dies trying to survive in the wild, there's nothing we can do about it. Are both cruel? Well, they do say that mother Nature is a harsh mistress, but she's not likely to be cruel.

A lot of predators (lions, bears etc.) don't actually kill their prey right away, unless it struggles too much, often times they start eating the prey before it is even dead.

Killer whales are known to throw still living seals around as a game.

And then there is the dolphin, natures sexual predator.

Even though man is capable of incredible cruelty, nature is by no means innocent.

[Heresyte]

A lot of you appear to be mocking the opposition to using great apes as actors simply because it is PETA that is doing the complaining, but if you knew what they are subjected to in order to be trained as actors and how terrible their lives are after they are discarded (generally they can't be used anymore after they turn 8, which often means they spend the next 40+ years living in a tiny cage), I would hope you can understand why this complaint would be made.

I urge all of you to read this article (http://heresyte.com/files/serving_a_life_sentence.pdf) which explains the controversy.

[yeti]

Metallica = money grabbing oppressionists

PETA = oppressionists?

I don't know really, I'm just getting my post count up :p

[JayVe]

A lot of predators (lions, bears etc.) don't actually kill their prey right away, unless it struggles too much, often times they start eating the prey before it is even dead.

Killer whales are known to throw still living seals around as a game.

And then there is the dolphin, natures sexual predator.

Even though man is capable of incredible cruelty, nature is by no means innocent.
Well, we can stop humans through education. Good luck training the wildlife on our planet.

Thanks Heresyte for the awesome link (http://heresyte.com/files/serving_a_life_sentence.pdf).

[Telefrog]

A lot of you appear to be mocking the opposition to using great apes as actors simply because it is PETA that is doing the complaining, but if you knew what they are subjected to in order to be trained as actors and how terrible their lives are after they are discarded (generally they can't be used anymore after they turn 8, which often means they spend the next 40+ years living in a tiny cage), I would hope you can understand why this complaint would be made.

I urge all of you to read this article (http://heresyte.com/files/serving_a_life_sentence.pdf) which explains the controversy.

I don't think people have much of an issue with the idea that animal "actors" can be abused and do not enjoy the same freedom as wild animals. I think people just generally object to PETA being a bunch of crazy fucking assholes who've gone from having a clear, if unpopolar, agenda to just being slightly better than terrorists.

Also, let's be realistic here. There is no actual evidence that this particular animal is/was abused. The charge of "animal abuse" gets lobbed at animal trainers regardless of their compassion and record of cooperation with local zoos and preserves. It's very popular to demonize animal trainers because they must be using negative reinforcement techniques to train their animals.

Edit: Yes, I did read the article. Yes, I agree with much of it.

[LongStepMantis]

It's very popular to demonize animal trainers because they must be using negative reinforcement techniques to train their animals.

My guess is that fanatics like PETA think that way because of how they were raised/trained.

"Stop being a hypocritical douchebag, kid!"
*whack*whack*whack* :p

I love animals. I've knocked someone out once for kicking a stray dog.
Growing up my dog was like my sister, and I wouldn't have hit or abused her any more than I would my own mother. Which is not at all, depending on how fucked up whoever may read this' family life is.

But people like PETA...they're full of shit.

[Froghourt]

A lot of you appear to be mocking the opposition to using great apes as actors simply because it is PETA that is doing the complaining, but if you knew what they are subjected to in order to be trained as actors and how terrible their lives are after they are discarded (generally they can't be used anymore after they turn 8, which often means they spend the next 40+ years living in a tiny cage), I would hope you can understand why this complaint would be made.

I urge all of you to read this article (http://heresyte.com/files/serving_a_life_sentence.pdf) which explains the controversy.

I do not support the mistreatment of animals, not at all, however, this is PETA we are talking about. I do realize that a lot of animals have been mistreated in connection with television and movies (I haven't had the time to read the link yet) but PETA is widely known for blowing things out of proposition and making idiotic statements with no connection to reality.

[JayVe]

I don't think people have much of an issue with the idea that animal "actors" can be abused and do not enjoy the same freedom as wild animals. I think people just generally object to PETA being a bunch of crazy fucking assholes

I fully support the ethical treatment of animals, but I don't support PETA. Why? Cause I'm anti-asshole.

[Goronmon]

A lot of you appear to be mocking the opposition to using great apes as actors simply because it is PETA that is doing the complainin...Of course we are. PETA is a bunch of crazies who support terrorism. I think anything they do is open to mocking.

[Inspector Fowler]

Is there anybody not actually in PETA who still feels they have a shred of credibility left?

PETA to me hurts everything they touch. It's like having a member of the KKK make a speech for you - no matter how reasonable the message, most people will ignore it because of the messenger.

[J Arcane]

PETA is a terrorist organization, and it is absolutely unfuckingacceptable to concede to the demands of terrorists in this manner.

[fitbabits]

PETA is a terrorist organization, and it is absolutely unfuckingacceptable to concede to the demands of terrorists in this manner.
I thought only the Bush administration was allowed to label organizations as terrorist?

[J Arcane]

I thought only the Bush administration was allowed to label organizations as terrorist?
The fact that the Bush administration has not done more to combat domestic terrorism is one of the most solid pieces of evidence that the "war on terror" is little more than a race war.

[BlackPete]

Dear PETA,

Go fuck yourself.

Sincerely,
BlackPete

[GunnyMo]

Well, it's P&T (so take it with a grain of salt) -



Actually, Bullshit is one of the best shows out there to really see what people think. :D

[Atepsflame]

I wish the people in PETA cared half as much about their own species as they do for every other one.

[pseudopseudo]

Actually, Bullshit is one of the best shows out there to really see what people think. :D

I wholeheartedly agree. I love the show, myself - it's just always wise (in my experience) to put a disclaimer like that on anything that even partially resembles muckraking. ;)

[J Arcane]

Actually, Bullshit is one of the best shows out there to really see what people think. :D
It's a good show. Sometimes the only Bullshit is their own, usually when they get on the political soapbox, and they're a little too fond of certain rather infamous right-wing think tanks, but overall it's good, and it's nice to have more folks doing what they do on the air.

[JayVe]

I wish the people in PETA cared half as much about their own species as they do for every other one.

Actually, I don't mind people becoming advocates for animals, and standing up against cruelty. Face it, there are billions of people out there looking out for human beings. What I oppose are the tactics PETA relies upon to make its point. It damages the underlying cause, if people think their organization is a case of nutters.